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Slow Cooker Nights!

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Healthy Living, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Recipes, tagged #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #AustinTexas, #blog, #cozy, #FirstLadyofRealEstate! #WarehouseAvailable #, #Friday!, #hot, #recipe, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #slowcooker, #soup, #warm, #www.AtxMoveNow.com on January 6, 2017| Leave a Comment »

BRRRR… Happy Friday everyone. If you’re in Austin, TX today then you’re probably freezing your butt off like I am. I can’t wait to go home after this long work day and snuggle up by the fire. The only thing that would make that better is if I had some hot dinner to go along with it. Here are 3 slow cooker recipes sure to warm the soul and your hands this cold and chilly weekend.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

pot-roast

INGREDIENTS
3 pounds chuck roast
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
1 ounce dried onion soup mix
1 onion, diced
3 gold potatoes, diced
3 large carrots, chopped
½ cup water

PREPARATION
1. Place the chuck roast in a 7-quart slow cooker.
2. Sprinkle on salt, pepper, and onion soup pack. Top with vegetables and water.
3. Cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4-5 hours.
4. Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Chicken & Biscuits

chicken

INGREDIENTS
3 chicken breasts, diced
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
2 cups broccoli florets
2 cups baby carrots, diced
21.5 ounces condensed cream of chicken soup
1 can refrigerated biscuits

PREPARATION
1. Place the chicken in a 7-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle on salt and pepper.
2. Add the veggies and condensed soup and mix thoroughly.
3. Cook on high for 3 hours.
4. Rip biscuit dough into small pieces and drop evenly over chicken. Cook an additional hour.
5. Enjoy!

Slow Cooker Cornbread Chili

chili

INGREDIENTS
2 pounds pork shoulder, diced
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
1 tablespoon cumin
1 can kidney beans, drained
½ cup tomato, diced
½ onion, diced
½ cup red enchilada sauce
1 box cornbread mix, prepared according to instructions
Cheddar cheese to top, optional

PREPARATION
1. Place the pork shoulder, seasoned salt, cumin, kidney beans, tomato, onion, and enchilada sauce in a 7-quart slow cooker. Mix thoroughly.
2. Cook on high for 3 hours.
3. Dollop prepared cornbread evenly over mixture. Cook an additional hour.
4. Top with cheddar cheese if desired.
5. Enjoy!

Go start that crock pot and crank up the fire. It’s going to be a warm and cozy weekend with these recipes in your hand.

Your Realtor and Friend for Life~ Kathy

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What You Should be Cooking in January

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Healthy Living, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Recipes, tagged #2017, #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #AustinTexas, #delicious, #easy, #food, #fresh, #January, #NewYear, #recipes, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #www.AtxMoveNow.com on January 4, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Happy 2017!! Start the year right. Here’s a list of what’s in season at the start of the new year as well as some delicious recipes using these fresh and amazing ingredients.

january

Green Salad with Oranges, Beets, & Avocado

salad

http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/green-salad-with-oranges-beets-avocado/

Lemon Bars

lemon

https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/01/lemon-bars/

Garlicky Baked Shrimp

shrimp

http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/garlicky-baked-shrimp/

Sweet Potato Gnocchi

gnocchi

http://pinchofyum.com/sweet-potato-gnocchi

Curried Cauliflower Rice Kale Soup

curry

http://www.cottercrunch.com/curried-cauliflower-rice-kale-soup-paleo/

Honey Garlic Butter Salmon

salmon

http://cafedelites.com/2016/06/26/honey-garlic-butter-salmon-foil/

Turkey Ramen

ramen

http://thewoksoflife.com/2015/11/turkey-ramen/

I’m excited for the new year just so I can try out all of these recipes! I hope you found them as delicious as I did.

Your Realtor and Friend for Life~ Kathy

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Easy Foil Packet Dinners!

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Healthy Living, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Recipes, tagged #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #dinner, #easy, #foildinners, #holidays, #recipes, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #www.AtxMoveNow.com on December 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

With the holiday season behind us, I’m still a little reluctant to get back into the swing of things. I thought I would make it easy on myself this week and prepare dinners that are cooked in foil which makes for a tasty dinner and easy cleanup. I’ve decided to share these recipes with you, so break out the foil and let’s get to cooking!

Caprese Stuffed Chicken

chicken

http://www.thewholesomedish.com/caprese-stuffed-chicken-foil-packs/

Garlic & Herb Salmon

salmon

http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/garlic-lovers-salmon/

BBQ Chicken

bbq

https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/bbq-chicken-foil-pack

Turkey Sausage and Vegetables

turkey

http://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/easy-tin-foil-sausage-veggies-dinner/

Chicken Fajita

fajita

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-freezer-dinner-packets-235217

Philly Cheesesteak

philly

http://www.highheelsandgrills.com/philly-cheesesteak-tin-foil-dinners/

Hopefully these easy recipes will help get back to work more quickly!

Your Realtor and Friend for Life~ Kathy

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Christmas Crock Pot Recipes

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Healthy Living, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Recipes, tagged #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #Christmas, #crockpot, #desserts, #dinner, #FirstLady, #holidays, #holidayseason, #Lunch, #meals, #recipes, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #www.AtxMoveNow.com, Austin on December 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Its officially 5 days before Christmas. Have you done all of your shopping? I for one still have a couple of more gifts to buy for those special people in my life and don’t want to waste a second of my shopping time on thinking about what to make for my meals this week. Lucky for you, I have some delicious crock pot recipes to make this holiday season for you to throw all of the ingredients in and leave it to work it’s magic while you finish working yours.

Classic Pot Roast

pot-roast

http://pinchofyum.com/12-easy-recipes-you-can-make-in-a-slow-cooker

Cinnamon Rolls

cinnamon-rolls

http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2015/12/21/easy-slow-cooker-cinnamon-rolls/

Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

potatoes

http://www.jocooks.com/recipes/crockpot-cheesy-mashed-potatoes/

Hearty Hambone Soup

ham

http://damndelicious.net/2013/12/25/leftover-hambone-soup/

Slow Cooker Meatballs

meatballs

http://carlsbadcravings.com/sweet-spicy-cranberry-meatballs-slow-cooker/

Honey Garlic Chicken & Veggies

chicken

http://damndelicious.net/2015/06/05/slow-cooker-honey-garlic-chicken-and-veggies/

Cranberry Apple Crisp

cranberry

http://www.ihearteating.com/slow-cooker-cranberry-apple-crisp/

Monkey Bread

monkey

http://cookiedoughandovenmitt.com/crock-pot-monkey-bread/

Chai Hot Chocolates

chai

http://aprilgolightly.com/crockpot-chai-hot-chocolate/

Don’t these recipes just make you feel all warm and cozy. Pick one out to make tonight to make the house smell delicious while wrapping those gifts.

Happy Holidays!

Your Realtor and Friend for Life~ Kathy

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Pass the Cocktail Please!

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Recipes, tagged #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #blog, #Christmas, #cocktails, #festive, #FirstLady, #holidaydrinks, #holidays, #party, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #www.AtxMoveNow.com on December 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »

What’s a holiday without a few bottles of champagne and yummy cocktails. Say no more, the blog post you have been waiting for is here. Your ultimate drink stop is awaiting. Just keep reading for all of the recipes.

Sherry Bazaar

sherry

Ingredients:

35ml Fino Sherry
15ml Dolin Chamberyzette
10ml gin (Cream Gin works best in this)
5ml strawberry liqueur
A slice of lemon

Method:

Stir all the ingredients over ice, then strain into a glass. For a punch, just quadruple the ingredients, pour into a bowl and add ice.

Clementine Negronis

clementine

Ingredients:

35ml clementine-infused gin
35ml Campari
35ml Cocchi sweet vermouth
Two drops cranberry bitters

Method:

“Before your party, add the dried skins of two clementines to a bottle of your favourite gin. Leave it to sit for 48 hours then strain for clementine-infused gin.

“Pour all of your ingredients into a glass and stir with ice. Serve with a dehydrated slice of clementine, cranberries and a blast of Wham turned up loud.

French 75

french

Ingredients:

15ml lemon juice
7.5ml sugar syrup
37.5ml gin
Fizzy wine

Method:

Pour the lemon juice and sugar syrup into a champagne flute with your gin. I like to use Burleighs Distillers Cut as it’s full of floral and warm spices that go really well in this drink. I then top up with whatever fizzy wine my wife has left (of course this should be champagne, but needs must). If you’re feeling fancy, decorate with a lemon peel twist.

Spiced Daiquiri

spiced

Christmas Spiced Syrup Ingredients:

500ml water
500g white sugar
20g black peppercorns
20g cloves
20g star anise
20g cardamom
10g cinnamon bark
Two pieces orange zest
One piece lemon zest
One vanilla pod

Christmas Spiced Syrup Method:

Mix the water with all the ingredients, and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes, then remove from the heat and pour into a plastic jug. Leave to cool. Strain when room temperature.

Daiquiri Ingredients:

20ml ruby port
20ml rum
20ml lime juice
20ml Christmas spiced syrup
20 ml pomegranate juice

Daiquiri Method:

Add all the ingredients to shaker with ice, give a hard shake then strain into a chilled glass.

Vin Chill Factor

vin

Ingredients:

25ml gin
25ml Tempranillo wine (or any other red wine you like)
15ml grenadine

Method:

Pour all your ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a flute, then top up with prosecco.

If you wanted to share with guests, simply multiply your ingredients, add to a punch bowl and pour over a full bottle of Prosecco. Ladle into glasses.

Rum Punch

rum

Ingredients:

One part sour: lemon juice
Two parts sweet: strawberry liqueur
Three parts strong: rum
Four parts weak: water. I recommend brewing your water with a bag of mulling spices for an extra kick.

i.e. 100ml lemon juice, 200ml strawberry liqueur (or sugar syrup), 300ml rum, 400ml spiced water.

Method:

Put all these ingredients straight into a large vessel, throw in a few slices of orange and some ice and you’re away. You can also ladle this drink into tea cups, wine glasses or anything you like!

Happy Holidays and remember to drink responsibly!

Your Realtor and Friend for Life~ Kathy

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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Healthy Living, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Recipes, tagged #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #AustinTexas, #blog, #buzzfeed, #chicken, #December, #dinner, #easy, #FirstLady, #holidays, #holidayseason, #recipes, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #www.AtxMoveNow.com on December 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »

This week’s dinner theme: chicken. It’s one of those versatile ingredients that you can literally do ANYTHING with. So here are some different chicken recipes for you to make this week to highlight this yummy and inexpensive bird.

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

cheesy

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jodyduits/sneak-some-veggies-into-this-delicious-cheesy-chicken-and-br?utm_term=.yeeAzGnYY&sub=4178219_8172537

Honey Garlic Chicken

Orange Chicken

Chicken Fajita Pasta

fajita

https://www.buzzfeed.com/alvinzhou/this-one-pot-fajita-pasta-will-add-spice-to-your-weeknight-r?utm_term=.dwLekaBdy#.af7AK0rez

Stuffed Chicken Parm

parm

https://www.buzzfeed.com/alvinzhou/prepare-yourself-for-complete-satisfaction-with-this-stuffed?utm_term=.hlAWyEMZ8#.nfBGRKPoB

Which recipe are you most excited about trying? Comment on this post if you liked these recipes!

Your Realtor and Friend for Life~ Kathy

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1-4 PM

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Client Testimonials, Community Events, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Open House, tagged #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #Buyers, #home, #homeowners, #OpenHouse, #RealEstate, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #Sellers, #selling, #Sunday, #www.AtxMoveNow.com, Realtor on December 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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Hope to see you there! Your Realtor and Friend for Life~ Kathy

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What’s In Season In December

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Healthy Living, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Recipes, tagged #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #blog, #buzzfeed, #cook, #December, #endof2016, #FirstLady, #FirstLadyofRealEstate!, #food, #recipes, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #www.AtxMoveNow.com on December 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Let’s end this year with a BANG. Here’s a list of what’s in season for the last month of 2016 and some recipes to go with them.

season

Chicken Pot Pie

chicken

http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/chicken-pot-pie/

Rigatoni with Mushrooms, Parmesan, & Rosemary

rigatoni

http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/rigatoni-with-mushrooms-and-rosemary/

Garlic Alfredo with Brussel Sprouts

brussel

http://minimalistbaker.com/garlic-white-wine-pasta-with-brussels-sprouts/

Beef Pho

pho

http://www.loveandoliveoil.com/2016/11/quick-beef-pho.html

Taco Lentil Soup

lentil

http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2016/11/slow-cooker-taco-lentil-soup/

Belgian Waffles

belgian

http://www.halfbakedharvest.com/crispy-belgian-waffles/

For more inspiration and recipes visit: 31 Delicious Things to Cook in December

Happy Cooking! Your Realtor and Friend for Life~ Kathy

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Put a Pep in Your Step: Healthy Breakfasts!

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Healthy Living, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Recipes, tagged #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #Breakfast, #FirstLadyofRealEstate!, #holidays, #holidayseason, #postThanksgiving, #RealEstate, #recipes, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #www.AtxMoveNow.com, Austin, healthy, Texas on November 29, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The week after Thanksgiving is always hard for 2 reasons:

Returning to work after a long weekend
Feeling a little extra heavy after all the food you happily indulged in

I like to take the next couple of weeks after Thanksgiving before Christmas comes to get my body back into shape. What better way to start then by breakfast! So here are some healthy breakfast recipes for you to give a try this week when you’re trying to shed that extra “turkey” weight

Kale, Feta, and Egg Toast

kale

http://www.wellplated.com/kale-feta-egg-toast/#_a5y_p=3422321

Flourless Banana Bread

banana

http://thebakermama.com/recipes/5-ingredient-flourless-banana-bread/

Egg & Sausage Muffins

egg

http://www.recipe-diaries.com/2015/08/10/4-ingredient-egg-and-sausage-muffins/

Carrot Cake Oatmeal

oatmeal

https://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/2016-clean-eating-day-2?utm_term=.xb5y271j8#.am4Bw1D6M

Whole Wheat Applesauce Waffles

waffle

http://slimsanity.com/whole-wheat-applesauce-waffles/

Pumpkin Protein Bars

protein

http://www.foodfaithfitness.com/pumpkin-protein-bars/

I can feel my jeans loosening up as we speak. Happy Tuesday!

Your Realtor and Friend for Life~ Kathy

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My Must Have Thanksgiving Dishes!

Posted in Austin Texas Neighborhoods, Healthy Living, Kyle Texas Neighborhoods, Leander Texas Neighborhoods, Recipes, tagged #Austin #YourRealtorandFriendforLife!, #Austinrealestate, #Austinrealtor, #blog, #dinner, #Family!, #FirstLady, #gathering, #holidays, #holidayseason, #recipes, #REMAX, #REMAXPoshProperties, #thanks, #thanksgiving, #Thanksgivingdinner, #www.AtxMoveNow.com on November 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Thanksgiving week is finally here! I’ve given you TONS of recipes and tips and tricks these past couple of weeks to make your Thanksgiving dinner a HUGE success. In this post I’m going to share with you some of my all-time favorite must have dishes to have on this special day.

Oyster Stuffing

oyster